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  • June 2005

    • June 2005

    Photo courtesy of Bullard
    The Gamewell Fire Department in Lenoir, NC (population 6,000), focused on personal appeals, direct mail and media relations to raise money for a thermal imager within just six months. The campaign was led by Gamewell Chief Keith Owens.
    Tech & Comm

    Thermal Imager Fundraising In Small Communities

    June 1, 2005
    In 1999, the Thorn Township Fire Department, in Thornville, OH (population 3,500), purchased a thermal imager (TI) with money donated largely from local fundraising. Last fall...
    Tech & Comm

    911 Center Staffing: A Burning Issue

    June 1, 2005
    Adequate staffing has long been a fire service concern. Whether it involves the number of career firefighters assigned to ladder and engine companies, or the ability of suburban...
    Photo courtesy of Greensboro FD
    The newly wrapped city bus in front of the new Greensboro Fire Department Station 11.
    Community Risk

    City Bus Gets Wrapped Up in Fire Safety

    June 1, 2005
    The Greensboro, NC, Fire Department, in collaboration with the Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA), has “wrapped” a GTA city bus as part of a new initiative aimed at educating...
    The Emergency Email Wireless Network (EEWN) alerts first responders and/or civilians quickly via text messaging to e-mail and other wireless devices.
    Tech & Comm

    The Interoperability "SWEET" Spot

    June 1, 2005
    Interoperability and technology solutions in general have inundated the public safety market. With so many solutions available, there must be some easy method to help guide first...
    Courtesy of Woodinville, WA, Fire and Life Safety District
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    Community Risk

    Fire Service Customer Care: The Promises We Keep – Part 1

    June 1, 2005
    Question: While there is always so much discussion in the business community about customer service, why is it also so important for a public service such as a fire department...

    More content from June 2005

    Run Surveys

    2004 National Run Survey – Part 1

    June 1, 2005
    For the 24th year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® to share and compare statistics. Part 1 features fire department profiles and total calls for 2004.
    Operations & Training

    The Myths of Air Management

    June 1, 2005
    Phil Jose, Casey Phillips, Mike Gagliano and Steve Bernocco discuss air management and techniques to learn and practice.
    Joseph T. Berry
    The potential for a backdraft during non-business hours must be assessed by “reading” the smoke.
    Operations & Training

    "Dollar Store" Dangers: Are Firefighters’ Lives Worth Only a Buck?

    June 1, 2005
    Joseph T. Berry details how dollar stores are a threat to firefighters.
    LODDS

    Death in the Line of Duty

    June 1, 2005
    Firehouse® Magazine continues to offer valuable information in this series of the NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program.
    Photo courtesy of Phoenix FD
    Photo 6. Photo from the 1989 Phoenix “near miss” collapse. Note that the gusset plate has completely fallen out and the truss system is held together by friction. Note the “footprint” in the two-by-four-inch truss member where the plate was once seated.
    Safety & Health

    Lightweight Truss Systems: A Killer of Firefighters

    June 1, 2005
    Gary Morris reports that testing reveals the effects of fire on lightweight truss systems and pose early collapse potential.
    Leadership

    Fight Over Plan To Ban Hazmats A Test Case For High-Risk Areas

    June 1, 2005
    A legal battle is underway over Washington, DC’s effort to ban railroad shipments of hazardous materials within two miles of the U.S. Capitol. It has become a test case that ...
    Operations & Training

    The Trench Cut: Opening the Roof To Control Fire in a Cockloft

    June 1, 2005
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    Courtesy of Author
    The trapped fire officer did not transmit a Mayday – he later explained that it was “too hot” inside and that he just wanted to get out as quickly as he could. He was pulled to safety by his fellow firefighters and spent 18 days in the hospital recovering from his burn injuries.
    Safety & Health

    Respond To A House Fire: Reported Mattress Burning

    June 1, 2005
    This month, you will read an account of a fire that occurred at a single-family dwelling. It came in as a mattress fire, but when firefighters arrived, they had a house fire....
    Courtesy of Author
    The house sustained major structural damage in the fire and was demolished later that night.
    Safety & Health

    Close Call in New Haven

    June 1, 2005
    I was a firefighter with the City of New Haven, CT, from 1987 to 2004. I had been a captain since 1998 and was assigned to Engine Company 17 on the day of this fire. At 2:32 ...
    Photo by Ron Moore
    With the decision made to slide the roof out of the driver’s side once it was free, the passenger’s-side pillars were cut at the roofline and the driver’s-side pillars at door level. This gave the team the maximum amount of space to slide the roof out from under the vehicle.
    Rescue

    NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue: Technician-Level Competencies – Part 6

    June 1, 2005
    Subject: NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-level Skills and Competencies Topic: Advanced Hands-on Training Skill: Total Roof Removal, Roof-resting Vehicle Objective: Given...
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Hooking this emergency decontamination device directly to a hydrant frees apparatus for other operations.
    Rescue

    Emergency and Technical Decontamination for Hazmat and Terrorism

    June 1, 2005
    Whether you are a member of a hazardous materials response team or a first responder, decontamination is one of the most important actions taken by emergency personnel during...
    Rescue

    In The Hazmat "Hot Zone"

    June 1, 2005
    Goleta, CA, April 6, 2005 – Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the Engineering Building on the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) campus after a gas-detection...